Examples from literature. 1  Catalepsy is produced by a sudden sharp noise, or by the sight of a brightly gleaming object. 2  For the moment, I thought he had been seized with a fit of catalepsy. 3  He hurried back into the room and found his patient in a state of catalepsy.  I was in a kind of conscious catalepsy.
Beijing's 2017 population is now estimated at 22,063,000. In 1950, the population of Beijing was 1,671,000. Beijing has grown by 1,679,000 in the last year, which represents a 8.20% change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
Some experts believe that in 2050 there will be more than 50 million people living in Beijing. Is Beijing the largest city in China? Although Beijing is the capital city of China, there are larger cities in the country. Shanghai is home to over 24 million people in 2016, and is considered to be China's largest city. Others, however, argue that Chongqing, a municipality of 28,846,200 in the center of China is technically China's largest city.